The Obama Doctrine at Year Three: An Assessment

On February 22^nd The Heritage Foundation hosted a panel discussion on the concept of whether there is an Obama Doctrine for foreign policy and, if so, how well it has worked over the last three years. The panelists addressed issues of current geo-politics including the “Reset” with Russia and the Administration’s response to the Arab Spring.  One panelist also went into some detail about the current state of intelligence gathering as compared to that of the Bush Administration when more terrorists were captured for interrogation rather than killed by drone attacks.

The panelists were:

·         Kim R. Holmes, VP, Foreign and Defense Policy Studies, The Heritage Foundation

·         Marc A. Thiessen, Fellow, American Enterprise Institute

·         Clifford D. May, President, Foundation for Defense of Democracies

·         Helle Dale, Senior Fellow for Public Diplomacy, The Heritage Foundation

Video and audio versions (duration 1hr: 20min) of the discussion are available on the Heritage Foundation website.  Condensed, bulletized notes can be downloaded from www.NotableThinking.com 

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2012: Facing Political Changes in the US and China

On January 10, 2012 The Heritage Foundation hosted a two-panel event discussing the fact that both China and the US are facing the possibility or probability of major political transitions this year.  The panelists discussed the impact that China might have on the US election campaigns and the impact that the US may have on the anticipated Chinese succession issues.  Video and audio versions (duration 2hr:38min) of the panels are available from the Heritage Foundation.  Condensed, bulletized notes can be downloaded from www.NotableThinking.com  

PANEL 1 – US ROLE IN THE 2012 CHINESE POLITICAL TRANSITION Bruce Dickson, Professor of Political Science and International Affairs, George Washington University Phil Saunders, Director, Center for the Study of Chinese Military Affairs, Institute for National Strategic Studies Derek Scissors, Research Fellow, Asian Studies Center, The Heritage Foundation Dean Cheng, Research Fellow, Asian Studies Center, The Heritage Foundation (Moderator) PANEL 2 – THE PRC’S ROLE IN THE 2012 AMERICAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION  Dan Blumenthal, Resident Fellow, American Enterprise Institute  Philip Levy, Adjunct Professor of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University Jeremie Waterman, Executive Director for Greater China, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Michael Franc, Vice President, Government Studies, The Heritage Foundation (Moderator)